KABALE: A hit-and-run acccident along the Kabale-Katuna road has claimed the life of a senior six student and left two others seriously injured at Kabale Trinity College in Kabale District.
The deceased is identified as Rukundo Blear (20), and the injured, Arinda Emanuel (19) and Ankunda Bright (19), are currently receiving treatment at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital.
The accident occurred yesterday around 05:30 PM at Mwanjari along the Kabale-Katuna road, involving a red Bajaj Boxer motorcycle with registration number UEF703E, ridden by Eliab Ariho (24), a resident of Kashambya in Rukiga district. Ariho, too, is admitted at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital.
According to a police statement, Ariho was riding from Kabale town towards Mwanjari at a high speed. As he approached Kabale Quality Primary School, he collided with a group of Trinity College Kabale students who were jogging on the right side of the road, facing Kabale town from Mwanjari. Three students were knocked down, and they were immediately rushed to Kabale Regional Hospital, where one succumbed to injuries after two hours of admission.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police spokesperson, confirmed the accident and stated that the scene was visited by ASP Mucunguzi and his team.
The suspect rider is still admitted and under police guard. A postmortem examination has been conducted, and the police are actively searching for the whereabouts of the motorcycle.
